Editing Front vowel (section)

==Articulatorily fronted vowels==
[[File:Esling vowel chart.png|thumb|Fronted vowels are one of three articulatory dimensions of vowel space. The prototypical fronted vowel is [i]. Below it in the chart are fronted vowels with jaw opening.]]
In articulation, fronted vowels, where the tongue moves forward from its resting position, contrast with [[raised vowel]]s and [[retracted vowel]]s.  In this conception, fronted vowels are a broader category than those listed in the IPA chart, including {{IPA|[ɪ ʏ]}}, {{IPA|[ɨ ʉ]}}, and, marginally, mid-central vowels. Within the fronted vowels, vowel height (open or close) is determined by the position of the jaw, not by the tongue directly. Phonemic raised and retracted vowels may be phonetically fronted by certain consonants, such as [[palatal consonant|palatals]] and in some languages [[pharyngeal consonant|pharyngeals]].  For example, {{IPA|/a/}} may be fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}} next to {{IPAslink|j}} or {{IPAslink|ħ}}.<ref>Scott Moisik, Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins, & John H. Esling (2012) [https://www.mcgill.ca/mcgwpl/files/mcgwpl/moisik2012.pdf "The Epilaryngeal Articulator: A New Conceptual Tool for Understanding Lingual-Laryngeal Contrasts"]</ref>